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Quilted panel

Possibly British
19th century
Object Place: Edinburgh or Paisley, Great Britain

Medium/Technique Silk; weaving
Dimensions 120 x 96.5 cm (47 1/4 x 38 in.)
Credit Line The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number53.106
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionMade from a shawl. A simple vine, with repeating blossom and leafy sprig motifs, repeats diagonally across the field. Predominantly red and blue. Polychrome silk (?) and cotton (?) yarns. Reverse is backed with a piece of printed cotton; swirling buta and vine motives, yellow on a blue ground. Short green silk fringe border. Some stains; worn in spots.